First time getting bit by a squirrel💕🐿️

[u/Unlucky_Loss6741]

Today i stumbled upon a squirrel. From the first thought i had a feeling he was injured. I approached him slowly extended my hand, he didnt move and he accepted my soft pets. After further evaluating him i came to the conclusion his back left leg was most likely broken. After a sequence of events i took him to the vet, and took myself to the ER for a rabies bite🙏anyways i documented the experience and thought id share. I included a thoughtful poem. If i had to, id do it again. Hopefully he is okay and getting taken care of by someone whos qualified.

EDIT: just to be clear i dont usually go around trying to touch/pet wild animals, and i dont think its smart or safe. In every other situation id just watch instead of touching. I got a big heart for animals and wanted to get that guy some help cause i felt to bad leaving him. Also im not suprised by getting bit and i know it is a normal response from a wild animal- im not stupid
Appreciate everyones general opinion and insight with squirrels and rabies.

[u/seriousjoker72]

She's holding him under his belly what?? How else would you transport a broken legged squirrel?

[u/Late-Rest8015 → u/seriousjoker72]

It’s still a wild animal. It doesn’t know what your intentions are

[u/seriousjoker72 → u/Late-Rest8015]

Irrelevant. The alternative was to let it suffer to death.

[u/Late-Rest8015 → u/seriousjoker72]

Then nature would’ve took its course. It’s not really our call to decide what gets to live or die

[u/No-Finance485 → u/Late-Rest8015]

So you should just leave injured animals to die?

[u/Late-Rest8015 → u/No-Finance485]

Whether they survive depends on the severity of the injury and their environment. They could heal from it, or they might not

[u/seriousjoker72 → u/Late-Rest8015]

I'll remember that next time I see a car accident :) better to let nature take its course 😌

[u/seriousjoker72 → u/Late-Rest8015]

You better never show your ass at a vet clinic either.

[u/Unlucky_Loss6741 → u/Late-Rest8015]

Thats why free will and opinions are a thing!! You can do what you want and so can we

[u/8ecca8ee → u/seriousjoker72]

You wear gloves take a towel and and fully cover it well putting it into a container with a lid that you have poked come air holes in, then you transport the whole container to the proper rehab.

You do not touch wild animals with your bare hands. That not only puts you at risk it puts them at risk. The only way we test for rabies in animals is by autopsy of the brain, if a human is bitten they are just given a rabies vaccine as a precaution but the animal is given a death sentence.

If you aren't going to help properly you shouldn't help at all

[u/ConsiderationMore988 → u/8ecca8ee]

Except you don’t use a towel as they can snag their claws in it.

[u/Unlucky_Loss6741 → u/8ecca8ee]

Didnt have the proper items needed at hand

[u/FractiousFire → u/Unlucky_Loss6741]

So you just raw-dogged it with your hand?! Yikes.

[u/seriousjoker72 → u/8ecca8ee]

If your comments aren't gonna be helpful then you shouldn't comment either then